Extensible bracket.



No; 923,588. PATBNTED JUNE 19, 1906.

' P. L. DEMARTINI. I

. I EXTENSIBLE BRACKET. 7 APPLICATION FILED 001230. 1905.

" mnmlmnwn UNITED STATES PATENT. O F E Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1906.

Application filed OctoberSO, 1905. Serial No. 285,137.

To all whom it mag/concern: v

Be it known that I, FRANK L. DEMARTINI, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new'anduseful Improvements in Extensible Brackets, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description, reference being "had. to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to extensible brackets for wardrobe-trunks;and it consists in the novel construction of bracket more fully setforth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a trunk,showing the wardrobe-tray swung to an open position with bracketextended. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the bracket extended, the traybeing in section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3-. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionthrough the'bracket on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan viewof Fig. 2, the tray being in section. Fig. 5 is a side view of thebracket folded, the tray being in section. Fig. 6 is a top plan of theouter end of the middle movable section of the bracket, and Fig. 7 is across-section on line 77ofFig.6. f

The object of my invention is to provide a foldin bracket for generalpurposes, and specially or the wardrobe-tray of a trunk which can beextended to its full limit for the suspension and economic distributionof a maximum number of garment-pieces, the extension of the bracket uponthe opening of the tray facilitating the removal of any garmentsuspended from the bracket.

The advantages of the invention will be better apparent from a detaileddescription of the invention,which is as follows:

Referring to the drawings, B represents the trunk-body, and T thevertically-oscillating wardrobe-tray of any approved design orconstruction. To the inner face of the outer terminal wall of the traythe present bracket is secured. The said bracket in the present instancecomprises three distinct sectionsone stationary section fixed to thetray-wall and two movable or sliding sections. The stationary sectioncomprises a plate 1, secured to the tray-wall in any mechanical manner,the plate being provided with terminal flanges 2 2, bent or disposedsubstantially at right angles to the plate. Projecting from the flange 2and in substantial parallelism to the plate 1 and parallelto each otherare prefer- ..in-gto that of the plate 1.

ably cylindrical rods 3 of alength correspond- Over these rods isadapted to slide the inner or firstmovable section of the bracket, saidsection comprising a pair of tubular members 4, loosely enveloping ortelescoping with the rods 3, the flange 2 having a section removedtherefrom for the free passage of said tubular members, the formation ofthe cut-away portion of the flange 2 being such as to serve as a bearingor support for said members as they slide over the rods 3, Fig. 7. Theinner ends of the tubes 4 terminate in a cross-piece or head 5, which atthe proper time engages suitable lips 6, cut and bent from anintermediate point of the body of the plate 1, the said lips 6 servingto arrest said cross-piece, and thus prevent further outward movement ofthe tubes 4, so that the tubes can never befully withdrawn from theplate or stationary section of the bracket. The outer ends of the tubes4 are connected by a similar head or cross-piece 5, the two cross-piecesbeing connected by a rod 7, disposed between and in parallelism with thesaid tubes 4. Likewise secured to the cross-piece 5 and looselyonveloping the rod 7 is a sleeve 8 of any predetermined length, theparts 4, 4, 5, 5, 7, and 8 collectively constituting the intermediate orfirst movable section of the bracket. Telescoping with the rod 7 andpassing freely the tubular member 9 of the second or outer coming incontact with the head 10 'of said section.

An analysis of the construction ofthe f olding bracket herein describedshows that certain formations on one section limit the outward movementof the next relatively moyable section, the first movable section beingarrested by the lips or lugs 6, and the terminal or outer section beinglimited in its outward movement by the sleeve 8. The movable sectionsare of a length that they can be conveniently folded to substantiallywithin.

the limits of the plate 1 when occasion arises to close the tray T.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl 1. In a folding bracket,a suitable sliding section, a longitudinally-disposed rod forming a partof said section, a sleeve enveloping said rod, a second sliding sectionhaving a tubular member telescoping with the rod and operating withinthe sleeve, and a head carried by the second section adapted to come incontact with the sleeve and be arrested thereby, substantially as setforth.

2. A wardrobe-bracket comprising a plate forming a relatively stationarysection, flanges at opposite ends of the plate, rods disposed betweenand secured to one of the flanges, an inner sliding section comprisingtubular members telescoping with the rods aforesaid, terminal heads atopposite ends of the tubular members, a central rod connecting theheads, lips formed on the plate for engaging the in- ,minal heads forsaid last-mentioned tubular member, and a bar for suspending thearticles of apparel, disposed between the heads, the parts operatingsubstantially as, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK L. DEMARTINI Witnesses:

EMIL STAREK, MARY D. WHITOOMB.

